TASMAN FLIGHT
awaiting calm weather
SLIGHT DELAY NECESSARY FUEL CAPACITY INCREASED [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] NEW PLYMOUTH. Thursday The return flight of the Southern Cross over the Tasman Sea from Ninety-Mile Beach has been postponed for two or three days owing to unfavourable weather reports. The machine will remain at New Plymouth in the meantime. The Government meteorologist advised Sir Charles Kingsford Smith to-day that strong north-westerly winds were likely to prevail for the next few days over the Tasman. Such weather is usually followed by a calm. Sir Charles expects to leave New Plymouth on Saturday or Sunday if the weather reports improve. The seating accommodation has been removed from the monoplane and extra petrol tanks have replaced it. An additional 85-gallon tank was procured at Christchurch and makes the fuel capacity 760 gallons, giving about 22 hours flying time in reasonable conditions. The flight is expected to ocpupy about 15 hours. The radio telephony installation has been completed, the cabin having been made soundproof. The airman is confident that communication will be successful. A farewell ball in honour of Sir Charles was held to-night.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21449, 24 March 1933, Page 8
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186TASMAN FLIGHT New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21449, 24 March 1933, Page 8
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